The objectives were to determine in patients with Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) and abnormal coronary artery (ACA): the long-term outcomes of different surgical strategies; the risk factors for right ventricular outflow tract ... ...]]> [email protected] (European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery) Toracica Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:00:00 +0000
Local inflammatory reaction and tension are the main causes of postoperative complications after tracheal surgery. Adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) are known to have immunomodulatory activity. The exact mechanism of this ... ...]]> [email protected] (European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery) Toracica Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:00:00 +0000
The literature concerning relations between thoracic surgery and digestive motility is poor. The aim of our study was two-fold: (i) to show a link between thoracic surgery and gastric distension and (ii) between post-oper ... ...]]> [email protected] (European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery) Toracica Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:00:00 +0000
We evaluated factors that influenced morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing completion pneumonectomy (CP).
A retrospective review of a consecutive series of patients who underwe ... ...]]> [email protected] (European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery) Toracica Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:00:00 +0000
Lung transplantation is an established treatment for patients with advanced emphysema. Double-lung transplantation is favoured to avoid complications following single-lung transplantation, including native lung hyperinfla ... ...]]> [email protected] (European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery) Toracica Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:00:00 +0000
Although an association between prognosis and lobar location of lung cancer, particularly the left lower lobe (LLL), has been suggested, the certainty of such association remains controversial. The purpose of this study w ... ...]]> [email protected] (European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery) Toracica Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:00:00 +0000
To assess the complication rate in participants of the screen arm of the NELSON lung cancer screening trial who underwent surgical resection and to investigate, based on a literature review, whether the complication rate, ... ...]]> [email protected] (European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery) Toracica Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:00:00 +0000
With the increasing popularity of minimally invasive oesophageal resections, equivalence, if not superiority, to open techniques must be demonstrated. Here we compare our open and minimally invasive Ivor Lewis oesophagect ... ...]]> [email protected] (European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery) Toracica Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:00:00 +0000
Atrial tachyarrhythmias occur in up to 25% of patients after major thoracic surgery. We examined risk factors for new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) following oesophagectomy in an attempt to guide prophylactic use of anti ... ...]]> [email protected] (European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery) Toracica Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:00:00 +0000
The reconstruction of large full thickness chest wall defect after resection of T3/T4 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or primary chest wall tumours presents a technical challenge for thoracic surgeons and is a critical ... ...]]> [email protected] (European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery) Toracica Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:00:00 +0000